When a local man is found dead in the ice, Martha, an 18th-century midwife, uncovers shocking truths that threaten to unravel the lives of those around her.
Ariel Lawhorn crafts a compelling historical mystery inspired by the life of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife whose diaries chronicled both the intimate and criminal secrets of her tight-knit community. When a local man is found dead in the ice, Martha’s investigation uncovers shocking truths that threaten to unravel the lives of those around her. With rich historical detail and a fierce, complex heroine, Lawhorn delivers a story of courage, justice, and the quiet defiance of a woman who shaped history from behind the scenes.
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